A very strange phenomenon. The poorest people in Russia think they live the best. I don't understand the logic. Does isolation and ignorance create such a mental state in people? Or simply the person does not want to admit to himself that he has lived badly his whole life!
@@briano9397 You don't have to film the sun directly to understand that the sun is shining. Watch the sun's shadows in the video and you will understand.
Interesting to see the urban versus rural perspective. Rural areas (not just in Russia) usually have a more conservative mindset. I see the same thing in America.
in the countryside people dont have to look pretty + they cant afford spa and face cleaning or whatever bs + behind every scar on people’s faces is an interesting story behind it. I mean u cant really get ur ass kicked by a goose in moscow, so it happens in villages like this.
this felt very honest.. all the country bumkins are patriotic, its the same in Australia i totally relate... for GODS sake dont ask bush ppl what they think about any thing then judge me on that
funny thing is why this patriot is not on the front?or maybe one day he'll be there.And he will die there,because only free people live and want to live in Ukraine.
@@urbanvoice8318 Because they allways believe every lies.. as long as it support the "great country".. China, Russia and US.. being to patriotic= extreme person and extreme opinions..
Welcome to Estonia mister! You are doing a great job with the interviews. If I were in Estonia right now, I would find you and pay you some respect, man!
For people in comments, you have to understand that in such places (everywhere in the world, not just russia) all the ambitious people have already left. If there is going to be born another ambitious person, you are not going to find him around in the village when he/she is 30.
My great grand mother moved to a big city when she was about 20 (and so did all my grandparents). Many of their relatives died in the WWII, others moved to the same city or others around the country. The villages they come from mostly do not exist anymore.
If you think there is no ambitious people in the countryside, you know nothing ... Many people had to leave because just a few families own the land and other people have no other future than working as slaves for them.
That is not true. People like to live with nature, but it doesn't mean they don't develop. We can receive education online, study languages do sports, read books, work online. But during the spare time we can go to swim in the river which is inside village, fishing, plant vegetables, do garden design and other interesting things. In the villages there are a lot of animals, so I can buy fresh eggs and milk which are good for my health. I live in a city with 1 mln people, but it's too noisy and pollution.
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Unbelievable. I saw you somewhere in Tallinn and thought "oh, this guy looks just like my favorite youtuber, cool". Maybe it wasnt you, but deja vu. Welcome to Estonia :)
This video is interesting from a sociological perspective. Putting country aside, I think this would be an interesting question to pose to anyone living in the countryside vs. a major city. I get the impression that humans are more content when they aren't crowded, grow much of their own food, live in community and with generations of family in the same place. Very enlightening - great job on this one.
I think also people in the countryside of Russia, US, China, Brazil... all feel less connection to the ability to.change their lives through government... they may be poor but it is all they know.
Those people in the countryside are more scared of the rest of the world than content. People living in cities understand that opportunity exists in any city if you have the education and skills, and living in a city around people from everywhere, the rest of the world doesn't scare you as much as for people growing up in an isolated town.
Theyre more likely just to have never been imbued with the spirit of improving themselves - their parents lived this life, their grandparents lived this life, who in their family is going to make them feel ambitious for something more - or guide them to a better life? No-one. So they stay where they are, because they literally cant imagine any other type of life. This is how dictatorships work - the first thing dictatorships try to do is stop their people from imagining better. If you cant imagine anything better, you wont want anything better. And if you cant imagine or want anything better then you wont be asking your government to do better by you. Perfect set up for a dictator. Thats also why socialism and communism were political movements of INDUSTRIAL workers - who could see the injustice in what they had and wanted better. Marx was contemptuous of peasants for just this reason. But in the end - after ww1 wiped out all the socialists of the west in the trenches - russian peasants had 'communism" imposed on them by bourgeoise like Lenin and then Mao imposed it on the peasants of China. That was never how the people who started the socialist/communist movements in the west intended it be and these top down "peasant communist" countries have been screwing things up for the rest of us for the last 105 year.
Greetings from Estonia! Hope you enjoy your stay here as much as I enjoy your videos. I think there are many interesting topics on what to make videos about in Estonia right now, especially in Narva :) Keep up the good work and I hope your channel will get more exposure.
@@brazyway Hard to forget when there are a large amount of russians living here who have no interest in learning the language of the country they live in. Personally I never learned it fully and it has not hindered my life in any way. Much the same with most people I know.
My dad used to drive a taxi he had an eighty year old get an proclaim that they lived in the greatest town in the world. Turned out she had not travelled more than a hundred kilometers away.
When I was a kid my parents move to a small hobby farm. Our next door neighbour was 82 old farmer and the longest he had been away from home was the 15 km trip to the biggest market town in the area . That just blev my mind. He hadn't even been to the capital which was only about an hour away by car.
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I think that people in villages everywhere would give similar answers. It's not about being Russian, it's about feeling a stronger connection to the land. If they didn't feel the connection they would have moved to the city, but they love the lifestyle and they feel they are a part of the land, and the land is a part of them.
As an American, I can say that I will not discriminate any Russian (or that I know of anyone that would discriminate Russians). I have Russian and Ukrainian friends here. We all love each other. If I dislike you, it is not because of your nationality, it is probably because of your personality.
Yeah I'm a second generation immigrant Russian never really encountered any discrimination about it. But it is shameful these days to me to say I can speak Russian (no accent) or am half Russian due to what is going on. Really shameful
Only uneducated idiots discriminate people for where they're from, and there's only few of those. Russians believe this propaganda that people outside of Russia hates them and will treat them badly. The state is isolating it's population so it can control it
@@user-qm9bk3bv9m no, those are two different things. Besides, every Russian (also in the countryside) should be ashamed about what Russia is doing to mankind at this moment. If was Russian, I would change my nationality.
@@charly4912 Your´e acting like changing nationality is easy. And also people shouldn´t have to do it to earn your´e respect. Theres good Russians and theres bad Russians and that goes for every country. The world isn´t all black and white like some poeple might think.
That was particularly interesting to hear the contrast between Russian and Estonian opinion. However, i can understand how people in rural Russia, maybe thousands of miles away from Moscow or Ukraine, love their life in Russia and want to stay. I would have liked to see much more of Estonia. Here in my English town in 2020 there was an Estonian bakery that sold cabbage rolls, chebureki, and delicious cakes of all kinds. But Covid caused the bakery to close and it never reopened, which is so sad.
@@haroldgoodman130 Hey I’m not trying to put Estonians down. Estonia dumped Russia over 30 years ago. So I thought that their English would be better than that in the video after all these years. No disrespect. I guess I have high standards
Speaking from experience as a Russian myself when my friend invited me to visit his grandparents at a countryside the last July i was not expecting the unique aura and beauty Russian rural areas have. We were eating natural food, drinking the wine that was made from the same grapes that were growing all ripe around us. Going to swim at the river, burning campfires close to that river listening to the sound of it interrupting the gentle silence of the night. The hospitality of those old rural Russians is unmatched. Suddenly a lot of those product consumption and money abundance ideas promoting the rat race as a way of living felt out of place. I don't know if a spoiled person like me could last for long in there but those people were certainly capable of spending all of there lives in there experiencing and sharing all the same human emotions known to all and perhaps even more because of that connection to the natural and primal.
I'm sorry to say this, i don't want anyone to take it as an offence, but to live a simple life you often have to have a simple mind as well. There is not much intellectual stimulation in rural areas which of course in part reduces stress so it's nice but only short-term. Everything has to be in balance but people in the country-side lack good education which leads to lack of reasoning skills and a narrow mind. When times turn bad, they are the first to suffer because they are expendable. I would only love rural when I'm older and ready to retire from the world to live my last years in peace
@@huginug lack of reasoning & a narrow mind? Seems unfair to characterize conviction & contentment as an inability to think. Or conversely, to represent discontent & a constant pursuit of (new/distraction/superficial) as enlightened or progressive.
well it takes me 1 hour to go to alps in Italy to see all that beauty, it takes 1 hour to go to the sea and 1 hour to get to the biggest of city, Milano... and all in perfect roads (better than in Russia) and with all services in my reach.... if you never leave your home (bubble) you will never know that other countries are far better to live in, i did, i left Russia and Ukraine behind.
I am an Estonian. Keeping an eye on your channel from the beginning, just to know where the Russian mineset is at. Hard times. 🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦 Thanks Daniil for the insite! 1420🇪🇪 lets go!
@@ep7121 No worries,…. Learning a foreign language is difficult. And English is a schizophrenic language. Keep up the good work, you’re doing well. Good day!
Would you like to live in Russia? I think I already know, but seriously, is there really that much English spoken there? It seemed like everyone knew English.
I am from denmark and to be honest, its good to see how people view things in the rural areas. Like here people in the Capital and the rural areas/countryside, peoples mindset are complete different
I'm a countryside Russian, too. I most likely wouldn't leave Russia, cuz I used to life here. I hate travelling and don't wanna change my life so much.
@@DashieDe , ну, может, и так, конечно, но всё равно интересно было посмотреть. Может там сидит такой дивный персонаж, вроде Мити Вити (который делал "яяяяблоки в этом.... в этом курином бульоне!')))
@@user-pg3wy6zb5b , дедушка это миф, симулякр, объект вне времени и простраества. Домик под соломенной крышей это проход в лимб, в безвременье, в Никогде, в кузницу Вселенной
Hey I’m from the USA and I been watching your videos to see how the people feel about what’s been happening with Russia and if they would leave their country because of current situation right now. This was a great video keep it up 👍🏼
It is interesting that in the cities like Moscow, which have everything, a decent percentage would leave for (mostly) Europe but in the countryside, which has nothing compared to the cities, the people would stay. It is nice to see that the people in the rural areas are satisfied with their lives, but I personally found it depressing. It was particularly telling when the school was filmed, and the narrator said there were now only ten students. That sort of indicates that we are one generation away from this being an abandoned town. This is not unique to Russia - the mostly rural counties in my US state have been losing population as well, although the cities and the state as a whole grew in population.
@@user-nt6rq2rm6o I have never been to Russia and rely on videos like this one to get a feel for what is going on. I also realize that what I am seeing is affected by editing and who is interviewed. Another thing to consider is that those who hated living in rural Russia have probably already moved to larger cities, leaving only those who like living in the rural areas to be interviewed. I do eventually want to travel to Europe, and I have both Moscow and St. Petersburg on my wish list. That will have to wait till the current situation is resolved.
Russians have a proverb: "we did not live well / richly and we will not start." many people in rural areas live according to this principle. everything is simple 😆
I think for those people who live in small villages "leaving Russia" is a very alien concept. They didn't even leave their village for a city and realistically they have no skills, no relatives and no language knowledge that would allow them to do it anyways. A more relatable question would be to ask what they would change in Russia
Wow, what poverty. Land of opportunities. Wonderful. Hungary is just like that: rural people eat all the propaganda sh*t and cannot (or don’t want to) see the decline and the growing poverty they live in. They are just fed wth patriotism 7/24. Tallin is a beautiful city of a former soviet state, harsh contrast.
The answers are not surprising....for the average person uprooting from family and familiar is not desirable ..... Thank you again for your interviews, also the people in Estonia was a nice addition Keep up the good work 👏
Yeah. Listening to these people, I actually thought 'what would they even do in another country'? Even if things are terrible, there are some things that can't be replaced. And the more education and world experience one have, the easier it is to replace that 'home'. But for these people I actually can totally understand how going somewhere else doesn't necessarily mean something better.
Doesn't make sense to ask people if they would leave Russia since most of them haven't been out of their village, let alone visiting Europe or some other continent.
Very interesting perspectives. It's largely the same in rural Canada the people are happy to stay and work the land, even if the town shrinks little by little.
What an assine comment!!! These beautiful people love the air, the land.... And it looks like local government doesn't spend BIG money on fancy buildings.... Like, so what!!! These people ARE free!!! Not crushed by overspending by their government. They are allowed to grow food!!! How "progressive"🤣🤣🤣Where I live there is a 3 year waiting list for a 4x10 foot plot at the community garden! And don't say just grow somewhere unauthorized! Bylaw officers will give you a fine, AND, young government workers will come and remove it!!! 😱 Put the plants in the garbage! And to buy a house with a small yard is way over a million dollars, 5 acres with older house over 3 million Canadian dollars...Some self-sufficiency being allowed, which this government DETESTS (!), IIS worth GOLD!!!! In my humble opinion, of course...🤣🤣🤣✌️👃🥰🇨🇦
Ha.Ko. I thought hillbillies was a slur used for people living in mountainous areas, but this area didn't appear to be mountainous. Do you simply use the term for anyone to whom you wish to feel superior?
@@galeparker1067 the fact they are hillbillies doesn't make them evil or contemptible, just parochial and thus easily manipulated. Historically this sort of people all over the world get roped into supporting evil governments not because they're evil but because they're fed a bunch of bullshit.
Russians don’t need to leave, but they do collectively need to fight for their future and demand that the politicians work for the people and not the other way around !
Well, I truly do not know how heavily taxed the ordinary citizen is. That is important to me when talking about abuse by government. They seem to sometimes have structures that are adequate and not costing megabucks. The cities seem clean, heritage is recognized and respected. Russia as a country does not have much debt apparently. That shows admirable restraint by the government not to burden FUTURE generations....🥰
fight? we saw how belorussians tried it and it was in belorussia. imagine it in russia.. or you mean "fight" like just electing someone else who is better? or being the one who actually would get elected as a president.
@1 st world countries r the best💪 Do you really believe there are people who have more value than others because of their country’s economy? (Looking at your profile name, it’s disturbing 😳 I wonder what you think of African people who are your human equals)
@@user-lw4rw1wt5l Cowardly words. Every pre-democracies had similar arguments to make, plenty (like mine) with similar levels of state control and oppression, but their citizens still fought and made their democracies happen.
Rural people on most countries are the same and those who still clinch to living there (instead of leaving towards big cities) are very unlikely to even think about moving abroad. Also, rural people are less affected than urban people by economic storms as they (usually) find ways to provide themselves of the basics. Nevertheless there is a trend all around the world: rural areas are being depopulated and younger people rather move to the cities. Farm''s hard work is arduous, unforgiving and sometimes very ill paid.
@@hybridmems Rural folks are not always the brightest bunch, but hey that´s to be expected if they live in a rural area for so long that they´re behind the latest events. They will also likely be oblivious by the fact that there is a raging war going on in Ukraine.
I grew up in the country on the other side of the planet to Russia, loved it, farmed for thirty years, left farming, our sons needed a brighter future, moved to where the opportunities are. They are all successful in their careers, we have to look over the fence to go forward, even if it is totally foreign for us parents.
Really? I called an ambulance for my elderly mother three times in the last ten years and they were always here in 15 minutes (town of about 40K in California). I figured other Western countries were better than us in that regard. I do know that once in the emergency room of the hospital the wait was quite long to see a doctor the last time she was there. It was very frustrating.
If you listened, their reason was mostly I was born here and I don't know anything else. Russia is the best, they say it on TV. It's like a video from ignorant Americans about the US being the best country in the world. I don't think you'd get such answer in Europe.
@@oskarfabian5200 You did not understand the meaning of what was said. I have been to other countries. I liked it there. But I was visiting. In Russia, I feel comfortable because this is my home. All my family and my friends are here. Here I have lived all my life. I have the appropriate mentality and upbringing. Here I don't feel like a stranger.
Not true ,Rural areas are filled with Regressive, reactionary pieces of S#$@ts like everywhere else and in evey country. Making evey country worse with their illiteracy and ignorance and jingoistic ideas
@@Naschira YEah but none of those people was doing any traveling because they have no money so it is ignorance just as it is when you talk to Americans. I would have a problem with living in an authoritarian country, it is strange to me how people are OK with it. What Russia did will influence the whole world even though not as much as Russia which will be in really big trouble 😞 It would not happen if Russia were a democratic country
Как всегда спасибо за информацию 😊 Если можете приехать в Японию, приезжайте ✈️ Я никогда не была в России, поэтому это интервью со всеми ценно. Мой дедушка русский. Я поддерживаю превращение России в свободную страну. ✨🌎
One of the family story was that our relative (cousin of my great grand mom?) ended up in Japan after our Civil War as her husband was in the White Army (?). After the WWII when Stalin encouraged everyone to come back, she wrote some relatives, including mine to help her to come back. Either fearing for her or themselves nobody did... supposedly, she died in Japan. That's all I know about it. I have no one left to ask anything about my family...
Russia has the potential to be one of the best countries in the world. It is the largest country in the world with enormous resources and with that enormous potential. But in the 90s when the iron curtain came down, Russia became a mafia state. Run like the mafia. Then the west wanted to help Russia to become a prosperous country to show life is better under capitalism than communism. So a lot of capital came into the country to develop its resources, but Russia didn't change. Russia had all the KGB thugs run these companies and they became billionares or Oligarchs. These Oligarchs lived a very luxurious lifestyle and didn't pay taxes. The taxes could have been used to help the poorest Russian. A large part of greater Russia is still the third world. Russia didn't learn from its past, instead it went back to its old ways of being ruled by an iron fist and leaving the poorest poor. Now Russians can't express their feelings if it isn't what Putin wants their people to think and is invading peaceful countries. The west wanted so badly for Russia to succeed and become prosperous that it ignored its spiral into demoguery and tyranny. The west is not cancelling Russia. Russia is cancelling the west by returning to its imperialist ways. I hope Russia one day comes back and joins the west.
The West didn't help a damn thing. Yes, the West showed that it is better to live under capitalism (no) than under communism (there was socialism in Russia), but it did not show how to navigate the world of capitalism, did not teach how to live in this world correctly, and therefore inexperienced Russia was thrown into arbitrariness of fate, Russia itself had to master this new and tough world and it turned a little in the wrong direction, but if it had a teacher and the support of his side, then everything could end well.
My guess is that half the Russian population - the older one - remembers soviet times quite well, and they can see how much the country has improved since then, so, mafia or not, they think they have been living in paradise for 30 years now. Only the young see that life in the west is much better, and realize that half the resources that could go into improving their country goes into the pockets of a handful of thieves on top. I have a handful of young-ish Russian friends, they are all against Putin and the war, some tried protesting, and most would love to leave their country. Still, it makes me hopeful that no matter how many Russians support Putin now, those supporters will die out and be more and more replaced by young Russians that see how wrong things are in their country.
I think it is like this in every country, not just Russia. In rural areas, people are more traditionalists, more old-fashioned. In city areas, there are always more free thinkers, people willing to think outside of the box
Not what I have observed. Rural people tend to think for themselves; urban people tend to think alike. Urbanites consider progressive views essential. Rural people don't need to hold progressive values to fit into their societies. Progressives view rural independence as a sign of a dull mind. Ironic.
I see nothing wrong with people wanting to stay close to their friends and relatives. Sadly some of them go to Ukraine to participate in the so called "special military operation".
While this video is authentic, you should always consider the context. It lies in the fact that the economic drivers in today's Russia are cities with a million-plus population where rural Russians are moving to. That's why you see dying out villages with less and less school students and predominantly older generation remaining. Younger Russians just visit those villages to see their older relatives or spend summertime there as it is partly shown in the video. Hence, it doesn't make economic sense to develop those rural areas. Unfortunately, those people who remain living there (many of them are retirees as I've said) will have a worsening access to services like education and medical assistance. However, it is economic reality that today Russia has Moscow and other big cities-centric economy which wasn't the case during the Soviet times. Plus, many of those retirees, while having such an opportunity, just don't want to leave the place where they were born as it is also partly shown in the video. In the end those rural villages will be gone because Russia has a different, a lot more urbanized economy now.
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Which is why Russia is such an economic failure. Look at the size of Russia. You can’t develop a real economy in a massive country around only cities. It doesn’t make sense.
I am an Englishman who has lived in Russia during the 1990s and 2000s, I fully understand why many Russians don't want to leave their country. I concur that it has wonderful nature and village life is healthy, simple and mostly stress free. Russian people are warm, friendly and generous. The government and the propaganda pumped out by the government controlled media is a whole different story!
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@@mushroom3455 did the Afghans find the Russians warm friendly and generous! ..do the Syrians find the Russians warm friendly and generous ...ask the Syrians coming across the English Channel what they think of Russians...
I actually understand these folks saying they want to stay, and I say it as a refugee (now US citizen) myself. Most of us people who emigrate, leave our countries when we see a bleak future or to avoid getting killed or something. Not that many people leave somewhere else for adventure or curiosity. So these folks, perhaps they might be poor, perhaps they do know they could do better. But they are fine, relatively speaking. Most important of all, their sense of community is intact. Their parents, friends, and relatives, the living beings and their relations, are intact. And that's priceless. I speak from experience, no one abandons that unless there's no choice, not without being forced by circumstance to cross that chasm.
@@dki-ruzzianfreeenvironment7695 How are these people, literally and specifically these people, responsible for the actions of the state, past and present? I always make a clear distinction between the common folk (in particular the poor that has zero political power) from those with the power to do things. This is like blaming a rice farmer born in Hokkaido in the 1930s for the Japanese annexation of Korea starting in 1876, or blaming every white person in the USA (in particular those descending from arrival post 1890's) for the Wounded Knee Massacre. C'mon.
@@luisdotespinal totally right, 30% of the respondents are children who didn't even elected anyone. even elderly people are not very responsible (if they elected putin) for his actions that were made without them being asked. BTW people of donetsk and lugansk were forced to leave their homes because of ukrainian politicians' actions too. yep.. thats sad
@@luisdotespinal They are responsible because they elected Putin and they go to Ukraine to fight. The soldiers fighting in Ukraine are not from Moscow or St. Petersburg. They didn't protest when the war started. Russia has population of 150 million, if 7 million went into the streets Putin would have to go. In Romania a million people went into the streets because of a law they didn't like and that is a country of 20 million. So yes they are complicit because the support their government.
Beautiful faces, kind smiles and peaceful atmosphere. People who are chasing money and big city dreams would never understand countryside folks who just want to grow their organic veggies😛
As the Russian immigrant, who left Russia 20 years ago at the age of 35, I can tell you a lot about these people living in the small cities and villages similar to what we see in this video. Usually, people who want to live normal life - are moving to bigger cities as soon as they graduate high schools. Most of them never traveled far from their cities, nobody has a travel passport. I don't want to say they are bad people, but the lack of good education, general culture, lack of just normal living conditions, makes them very narrow minded people with the limited thinking capacity. This is why they are easily being manipulated and fooled by the government propaganda and always ready to survive and suffer for some political ideas' sake. Such people are the most loyal citizens to Putin and, of course, they believe in everything what Russian TV is showing them. It's understandable why they are getting aggressive to people with traditions and ideals different from theirs. They remind me a sheep crowd following blindly their leader. Putin for his last 20 years of presidency)) could convince such people that they are a superior nation that keeps "traditional" human values. They really believe in the Russian propaganda narrative saying that Europe and the US are going to disappear with all these oil/gas Russian import restrictions, gay propaganda, and other nonsense ))) - this is why they feel sincerely that they are honored to live in Russia and consider it is the safest and best place on Earth))) This question for them is just stupid))
@@anjaanka_01. nothing, Anechka. Unless it can't coexist with other values. Why you, who are obviously a keeper of traditional values, are trying to humiliate me by calling me Larisochka. Is it ok for you to show familiarity to a complete stranger? We are not friends, I three times older than you...what's wrong with you?
@@larisas2546 потому что вы бред написали, очень многие в деревнях уже давно не верит Путину. И вообще с чего вы взяли что люди в данном видео все пропутинские? Русские не могут любить свою страну unconditionally? Путина никто не считает основным человеком который традиционные ценности продвигает. Мне как традиционалистке он не нравится, нам нужен президент который будет ещё сильнее и умнее, чем он. Например как Виктор орбан в Венгрии. А с Европой уже и так понятно, этот континент с их исламизацией уже не спасти. Их европейские либеральные политики наоборот делают России одолжение, импортируя множество небелых людей из стран третьего мира, благодаря которым Германия и Франция уже больше похожи на пакистан или Бангладеш чем на свои страны.
@@anjaanka_01. ну, хоть кто-то не за Путина в России))) а вы Европе или Америке жили чтобы рассуждать о том что там происходит? там всё хорошо, места всем хватает - и традиционникам и другим. Главное - корону снять с одуревшей от имперской пропаганды головушки, а там глядишь и воевать расхочется с инакомыслящими.
@@larisas2546 а европейцы и американцы хотят ли вообще, чтобы русские к ним переезжали? А может так и сделаем, пусть все русские приедут в Европу, нарожают кучу детей там, и того гляди Европа русскоязычной станет 😜😎😎
Simple life = happy life. What a stark contrast between this and some of the nihilistic edge lords found in big cities. Not just Russia, but most rural areas that I know of are genuinely happier.
I would expect most people are attached to where they grew up … its natural. I imagine rural russia is kinda isolated from a lot of world events and even life in moscow/st petersburg except what they get from russian state tv …..
Admirable, as a rural American I wish I could say that I want to live here. Things are getting very corrupt and USSR style here. 30 years younger and I would be in Russia right now. Millions of acres no one has set foot in. We all have our problems.
I've often thought how nice it must be to live in the Russian countryside. Everything is always so green and natural looking. Some of those who answered obviously appreciate these aspects also.
Я живу в Санкт-Петербурге. Хотел бы я жить в другой стране? Это сложный вопрос. Я был всего 4 странах. Греция, Белоруссия, Швеция и Финляндия, поэтому мне сложно сказать, хотел бы я жить в США или Франции например. Могу сказать, что сейчас переехать в другую страну я не хочу по трём причинам: 1.Другой язык 2.Другой менталитет 3. Я буду иммигрантом, а к ним, чаще всего, другое отношение. Большинство людей испытывают эмоциональную связь со страной, где они взрослели. Я могу сказать так: я хотел бы родиться в другой стране. Например в Швеции. Мне нравятся их природа и автомобили. С другой стороны, я должен радоваться, что я живу в самой большой стране в мире, имею неплохой уровень жизни, у меня есть квартира, машина, бесплатная медицина, я могу рассчитывать на хоть какую-то помощь от государства в сложных жизненных ситуациях. Многие люди на Земле не имеют всего этого. Не всем людям хватает денег даже на еду. Поэтому давайте ценить то, что имеем. Пусть в этом мире не будет войн и каждый человек будет любить своё государство 🌍+🌎+🌏=♥️
Yes I also find this question (would you leave Russia) somewhat weird and disconnected from reality frankly. I hope this is not because running out of questions that can be asked safely. I am maybe a pessimist but I think the loop is somewhat completed for 1420 right now and it's not their fault at all.
Welcome to Estonia mate. Read from the local news that the authorities were looking for you in Russia. Glad to hear you are safe here. Hope you enjoy our small country!
@@Alcedomarine You can just get a visa in Finland and use a ferry to cross to Estonia. Pretty easy. Estonia may not issua visas, but it must respect existing visas or those issued by other Schengen countries. Should Finland eventually also not issue visas anymore, get it from yet any other Schengen member state. The only problem is you have to enter the Schengen area via that country - meaning most likely expensive air travel, meaning as usual it would be restrictions that mainly affect less affluent Russians (among them young professionals and those that want to flee Russia), and will do fuck all to deter the rich ones going on holidays here.
Looking at this I’m so happy I was born and raised in Moscow although I spent all my summers as a kid in a real village with my psycho grandma. It would be a nightmare for me to live in a village or a small town after I experienced life in Moscow. I really really love nature, I remember my childhood days in the countryside with joy because of the wild nature (it was so beautiful, lakes, pine forest, I still love this so much) but I’m afraid of people, I’m afraid of their state of mind especially the older ones’
For some reason I don't see any beautiful, neat, tidy yards or gardens in Russian countryside, the same way there are in Finland and even more in Sweden. It looks quite wild, rampant, there. No flowers. It doesn't cost so much to keep it tidy and pretty. Or maybe there are, just not in these videos. The interiors in Russia are however decorative, so why not yards? Or maybe there are vegetables and other things to eat rather than flowers and trimmed grass?
Its kinda 50/50. In my country side there are a lot beautiful yards with ponds, flowers and so on but also there are enough yards that have only vegetables
I live in a rural part of the UK and its very sad to me that Russians just accept these conditions like its a normal way to live in 2022. It is to them I guess. Sad. Reminds me of how lucky I am
Mattias, you are mistaken. You are unhappy, you just don't know it yet. Ask average Russian citizen, he will explain to you how unhappy and poor you are. But there is good news too. Many Russians are ready for sacrifices in order to help you. And if necessary they will liberate you from your misery. Just wait till Putin explains to them that you need to be liberated. I bet they will believe it. Because entire world envies Russians.
@@yarnest7171 thats what im always saying. "what can we do" is the worst part of russian mentality. Like i get it that this happens because the entire russian history always had oppressors regimes, tzars and shit like that, but still...
It is like..i completly understand..everything is not about technologies and gdp. I have traveled 53 countries in 7 years, but while i was away.. i had almost PTSD from missing out my friends and family. I was missing my own bed, the nature around my house.. there is nowhere like home.. even it might look pretier somewhere else..and it is not same if you make new friends.. compared to friends you have since childhood.
The countryside of Russia is beautiful; the homes are very poor, but the people seem happy and generally healthy. Thank you for sharing Russia-the people and landscape with the rest of the world! I really enjoy your channel!
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@@TheGrace020 sadly it's statistics - 3/4 of Russians have never been abroad, and more than half of them don't have travel passport (idk how to say it better, we have two passports - inner and for travelling)
@@Alcedomarine I think i understand, I've heard something similar. Perhaps inner are more similar to just normal Identification card? or drivers license? Anyway sad for the people, everyone deserves to see the world and broaden their horizons. Some people are of course content with a simple life, but it should at least be a choice based on some experience of the outside world.
Having watched your video my first thoughts are, if Russia hadn't invaded Ukraine over 3 million Ukrainians would still be living in their villages in their homes with their families.
The first part of the video shows such wonderful and native landscapes (and people) to my Russian soul. That I was directly imbued and felt a strange deep love for this place, maybe this is the call of the ancestors. "It's time to dig potatoes! Throw your iPhones and stop thinking about go abroad, who will grow raspberries?"
@@helpme8993 it actually is very comfy, i have lived in the village for 16 years and now i live in moscow (im 18 yo). i remember summertime when your mom tells you to do something in the garden or you are helping your dad with the cows and a hundred of ducks, but at the end of the day there is always peace, quiet and a fabulous red-pink sunset. or a winter.. wow. but i like it in moscow too now, i love russian nature but it is not very common for me. (i would probably even like to live in the world of blade runner)
Деревни могут и должны выглядить куда лучше, тут я вижу лишь разруху и нищету, подкрепленную нездоровым патриотизмом При всём уважении, природа есть везде
@@maryamli007 иностранцам станет понятна цена их ответа.. как можно хотеть или нет то, чего не знаешь. иностранцы здесь в Европе в основном путешествуют гораздо чаще
@@maryamli007 я говорю о том, что эти люди нигде не были дальше своего областного центра. Они понятия не имеют о чем они говорят и им не с чем сравнить. Европейцы которые смотрят это видео меряют по себе. В Европе путешествовать принято и каждый может сравнить свой город с городами других стран. Поэтому в этом видео нужно раскрыть эту огромную цивилизационную разницу.
Consider what some of these people were doing when you were talking to them: tilling their land. Consider what one of their main reasons for staying was: the countryside and nature. These are rural people who don't receive much help from the government, so they help themselves by growing what they can to fill their stomachs. They derive their identity from the land because it is all that they know and what sustains them. Considering all of this, it's only logical that they would want to stay put and think their country is best. I will say that they seemed to have better manners than people in Moscow; in small towns, a smartass comment will get you shunned in a hurry and maybe even beat up somewhere down the road.
Just a note from russian: a lot of russians who live in villages or who's grandmas live in villages still have a job in the village or in the near city and they grow vegetables and fruits, pick berries and mushrooms just because it's a tradition from past times, it's convenient to not buy potatoes during winter but have your own, all tomatoes and cucumbers are tastier and you just have fresh air and nature around while working aka relaxing from city :)
@@book4319 It is the same where I am from. My father lives in a town of less than 1,500 and could probably live off of his garden for vegetables without even bothering to visit a grocery store. The man has the greenest thumb.
My parents are retired but they grow a lot of stuff because they enjoy it, not because they can't afford to buy food. They live in a village and don't have to go shopping for any dairy, eggs, honey, berries or vegetables because everyone shares, some friends have cows, others have chicken. It's just the way they live.
@@ckcnj9175 How would i know? Depressed translated in russia "Депрессия" which means depression. There's no other translation. It's not russian education. It's just translation issue. You could describe it "poor condition"
It is normal to love your homeland, regardless of anything else. I respect countryside people much more than those in the cities, as cities people are become too woke and a freak show.
It’s so awesome that you visited Estonia!! I’ve lived in America my entire life but my nationality is Estonian. My great grandma fled to the United States when the Soviets invaded in the 40s ..But yeah.. damn bro, the difference between Moscow and these rural countryside areas in Russia is crazy. So polarizing, even down to the way the people look and the way they dress. It’s very eye opening to see their unwavering allegiance to Putin, whereas the population of Moscow, which tends to have a more educated demographic, there seems to be a much more diverse amount of opinions and views on the “special military operation”. The people in the rural regions seem to blindly support it, no matter what. This is evident when you look at where most of the Russian soldiers in Ukraine reside. Most of them come from these more impoverished neighborhoods and joined the military and signed up for this war basically because it pays a lot. They are poor, with no formal education and no good job opportunities, so of course they’re going to sign contracts and join the war effort when they’re being offered so much money… plus many of them are extremely patriotic, to the point of almost being ultra nationalists..it’s upsetting every time I hear Russian people justify what’s happening in Ukraine, and echoing the rhetoric they hear on the state controlled media. It’s frustrating but I try to understand that many of them are victims too and some have been brainwashed by propaganda. But then I see Russians in the more developed cities, and they seem much more critical of the “special military operation”, and though they are limited as to what they can say without fear of repercussion, it’s very nice to see some of them express their opposition to the war. It’s nice to see that most people simply want peace. They are more insightful and resourceful in these areas, so they are able to access multiple news outlets and they get to see and hear the truth, and not just one side. Anyway, I really hope all of this nonsense will end soon. Thank you so much for all that you do. Your work is something special, and it reminds me not to lump all Russians together and condemn them all.. it shows me that many of them are great people who want peace, though they feel helpless and can’t do anything about it. Scary times we’re living in.. Sorry for typing an entire book. Lol be safe out there guys! I’d hate to see anything happen to you guys. 🇪🇪 🇺🇸 Also, it’s pretty sad how the government deprives a lot of these rural areas and doesn’t develop them more.. this happens a lot here in rural areas too. Look at that market! And the post office! The schools! They look pretty rough man. Just saying, no disrespect. I just think it’s sad how the cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg get so much investment and look so good, and these areas are completely neglected, yet the residents love Putin so much.
Rural folks in most countries, including the US, are more conservative & tend to support the status quo. Perhaps it's lack of education or lack of opportunity, or perhaps they just like what they're used to. I couldn't live in a town that looks like it hasn't made much progress in the past 100 years, but to each his own.
Rural people also live an isolated life away from everything. As there's no influence from outside people and cultures, this creates a bubble. As a result, everything becomes stagnant: technology, mindset, architecture etc.
@@tescobakery1927 To be honest they live a more chill and relaxed life away from all the stress and way of life the city brings. Technology, tik tok, social media culture and what not. They are more down to earth and less distracted in many ways but it is not for everyone of course.
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There is a love for the land that can develop when from toddler to grave one works the land. This bond is strong and when it occurs there is no desire for it to be broken. Here in the United States we see a high suicide rate in farmers/ranchers when they lose their farms and are shamed by the city dwellers for utilizing science to produce some of the best quality food in the world. I can fully understand the rural dwellers in Russia not wanting to leave the land.
"utilizing science to produce some of the best quality food in the world" what are you talking about, food in America is horrible a lot of it cannot be sold in EU.
@@oskarfabian5200 you have hit the nail on the head in that non-scientific "belief systems" about agricultural products has been utilized by the food marketing industry to target the "need to be a hero" mindset. Thus they "virtue signal" by parroting the anti-science propaganda. This utilizes the productive science based farmer/rancher as a target to blame for the insidious destruction of our environment by the city dwellers. Step back and simply look at a rural farm of several hundred acres and at the same mass consumption and destruction of resources in the same area of an urban area. Sadly this "need to be a hero/virtue signaling" group is dumping the undeserved shame onto the farmers/ranchers. Rather than guilt for the huge number of suicides resulting they appear to find joy in their mass consumption of goods. As you step back, also take a hard look at the landfills that is where these goods that are mass consumed end up.
I understand the country people I don't like being by a ton of other homes and Americans hold a rank as having one of the worst diets in the world so yeah America dose not have near the best food
@@mammal186 True but hell of alot more to it. Google foods allowed to be sold in USA but not elsewhere around the globe. You might be shocked but better educated.
Same video but with Moscow residents:
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Estonians 🤣😂 Why do so many of you wear sun glasses when there is no sun out
A very strange phenomenon. The poorest people in Russia think they live the best. I don't understand the logic. Does isolation and ignorance create such a mental state in people? Or simply the person does not want to admit to himself that he has lived badly his whole life!
@@briano9397 You don't have to film the sun directly to understand that the sun is shining. Watch the sun's shadows in the video and you will understand.
@@rapator9270 that's very simple.. until you try "the best", the best is what you have. Call it ignorance or you choose..
@@rapator9270 Nah y'all are weak eyed need glasses in storm weather
Interesting to see the urban versus rural perspective. Rural areas (not just in Russia) usually have a more conservative mindset. I see the same thing in America.
Cities make people stupid and there is studies to prove this
Except the the difference between rural and metropolitan is far bigger in Russia than anywhere else.
@@kris533d yeah, the only equivalent to this in the US would maybe be in the Appalachians...
@@kris533d try looking at latin american, you will learn one or two things about disparities
@@diegotapia2830 That is true. Mexico City, like Moscow in Russia, dominates the country.
The differences between the countryside and Moscow is crazy. Even the people look different.
in the countryside people dont have to look pretty + they cant afford spa and face cleaning or whatever bs + behind every scar on people’s faces is an interesting story behind it. I mean u cant really get ur ass kicked by a goose in moscow, so it happens in villages like this.
I would have thought the villages were safer….
The poverty level between the cities and rural is extreme. Much rural is dirt poor with no plumbing.
this felt very honest.. all the country bumkins are patriotic, its the same in Australia i totally relate... for GODS sake dont ask bush ppl what they think about any thing then judge me on that
People look human in the countryside, all that fresh air and room to garden look beautiful.
It would have been hilarious if the 90-year-old grandma at the end said “I want to go to Italy”.
"and start a new life."
@@hardware199 😂😂
thank you for doing this video on rural Russians, i've always wanted to hear some of the perspectives of people outside the big cities!
Хорошо в деревне летом особенно) природа красотка, свежий воздух, речка, банька, сад, огород, хозяйство, девки деревенские эхх как это здорово ❤️
@@Dobroslav_Belykh But in the winter time, neighbours must eat each other to survive.
@@Dobroslav_Belykh v Sydney Australia toze krasivo tolka v 4 sezona
@@paulheydarian1281 why? they have cows, pigs, sheep and chicken for that.
@@paulheydarian1281 yes that’s true, as a Russian who lived in our countryside we also ate children during wintertime.
Let’s be honest, we all knew what the guy in the Russia tank top’s answer was 😂
funny thing is why this patriot is not on the front?or maybe one day he'll be there.And he will die there,because only free people live and want to live in Ukraine.
Yeah
Amazing it is not in cyrillic
What's wrong with someone being patriotic and honest about it ?
@@urbanvoice8318 Because they allways believe every lies.. as long as it support the "great country".. China, Russia and US.. being to patriotic= extreme person and extreme opinions..
Welcome to Estonia mister! You are doing a great job with the interviews.
If I were in Estonia right now, I would find you and pay you some respect, man!
Same here!
that sounded like a threat
Same
@@yeahsure4415 probably 😅
For people in comments, you have to understand that in such places (everywhere in the world, not just russia) all the ambitious people have already left. If there is going to be born another ambitious person, you are not going to find him around in the village when he/she is 30.
My great grand mother moved to a big city when she was about 20 (and so did all my grandparents). Many of their relatives died in the WWII, others moved to the same city or others around the country. The villages they come from mostly do not exist anymore.
If you think there is no ambitious people in the countryside, you know nothing ... Many people had to leave because just a few families own the land and other people have no other future than working as slaves for them.
That is not true. People like to live with nature, but it doesn't mean they don't develop. We can receive education online, study languages do sports, read books, work online. But during the spare time we can go to swim in the river which is inside village, fishing, plant vegetables, do garden design and other interesting things. In the villages there are a lot of animals, so I can buy fresh eggs and milk which are good for my health.
I live in a city with 1 mln people, but it's too noisy and pollution.
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Ambition aside, if people really wanted to move they would.
Unbelievable. I saw you somewhere in Tallinn and thought "oh, this guy looks just like my favorite youtuber, cool". Maybe it wasnt you, but deja vu. Welcome to Estonia :)
Oh and i hope you make some street videos here too. Big problem at the moment about soviet monuments, specially russian tank near Narva.
This video is interesting from a sociological perspective. Putting country aside, I think this would be an interesting question to pose to anyone living in the countryside vs. a major city. I get the impression that humans are more content when they aren't crowded, grow much of their own food, live in community and with generations of family in the same place. Very enlightening - great job on this one.
I think also people in the countryside of Russia, US, China, Brazil... all feel less connection to the ability to.change their lives through government... they may be poor but it is all they know.
Those people in the countryside are more scared of the rest of the world than content. People living in cities understand that opportunity exists in any city if you have the education and skills, and living in a city around people from everywhere, the rest of the world doesn't scare you as much as for people growing up in an isolated town.
Theyre more likely just to have never been imbued with the spirit of improving themselves - their parents lived this life, their grandparents lived this life, who in their family is going to make them feel ambitious for something more - or guide them to a better life? No-one. So they stay where they are, because they literally cant imagine any other type of life.
This is how dictatorships work - the first thing dictatorships try to do is stop their people from imagining better. If you cant imagine anything better, you wont want anything better. And if you cant imagine or want anything better then you wont be asking your government to do better by you. Perfect set up for a dictator.
Thats also why socialism and communism were political movements of INDUSTRIAL workers - who could see the injustice in what they had and wanted better. Marx was contemptuous of peasants for just this reason. But in the end - after ww1 wiped out all the socialists of the west in the trenches - russian peasants had 'communism" imposed on them by bourgeoise like Lenin and then Mao imposed it on the peasants of China. That was never how the people who started the socialist/communist movements in the west intended it be and these top down "peasant communist" countries have been screwing things up for the rest of us for the last 105 year.
It's easier to brainwash those in the rural places. In russia they often don't even have internet access.
I don't think they are more content. Look at all the empty buildings. People have been leaving the countryside same as in the US.
I’m an American, 20, who has Estonian passport, roots, TERE TERE from America! I love your videos man. 🤍🖤💙
Greetings from Estonia! Hope you enjoy your stay here as much as I enjoy your videos. I think there are many interesting topics on what to make videos about in Estonia right now, especially in Narva :) Keep up the good work and I hope your channel will get more exposure.
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Estonia is a very beautiful country! Wish that I could visit it one day.
В Эстонии ещё помнят русский язык?
@@brazyway Hard to forget when there are a large amount of russians living here who have no interest in learning the language of the country they live in. Personally I never learned it fully and it has not hindered my life in any way. Much the same with most people I know.
Big difference from urban Russia.
cuz gen z and millennials live in cities
@@user-me8fs4ng3p hohol detected
My dad used to drive a taxi he had an eighty year old get an proclaim that they lived in the greatest town in the world.
Turned out she had not travelled more than a hundred kilometers away.
Classic, ha ha
But he had tv? Thats what you need and you live in paradise.
When I was a kid my parents move to a small hobby farm. Our next door neighbour was 82 old farmer and the longest he had been away from home was the 15 km trip to the biggest market town in the area . That just blev my mind. He hadn't even been to the capital which was only about an hour away by car.
@@TheSuluhope and he was astonished that you felt superior for wandering there.
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I think that people in villages everywhere would give similar answers. It's not about being Russian, it's about feeling a stronger connection to the land. If they didn't feel the connection they would have moved to the city, but they love the lifestyle and they feel they are a part of the land, and the land is a part of them.
As an American, I can say that I will not discriminate any Russian (or that I know of anyone that would discriminate Russians). I have Russian and Ukrainian friends here. We all love each other. If I dislike you, it is not because of your nationality, it is probably because of your personality.
Yeah I'm a second generation immigrant Russian never really encountered any discrimination about it.
But it is shameful these days to me to say I can speak Russian (no accent) or am half Russian due to what is going on. Really shameful
@@Jaiyro if you are ashamed, then there is discrimination
Only uneducated idiots discriminate people for where they're from, and there's only few of those. Russians believe this propaganda that people outside of Russia hates them and will treat them badly. The state is isolating it's population so it can control it
@@user-qm9bk3bv9m no, those are two different things. Besides, every Russian (also in the countryside) should be ashamed about what Russia is doing to mankind at this moment. If was Russian, I would change my nationality.
@@charly4912 Your´e acting like changing nationality is easy. And also people shouldn´t have to do it to earn your´e respect. Theres good Russians and theres bad Russians and that goes for every country. The world isn´t all black and white like some poeple might think.
That was particularly interesting to hear the contrast between Russian and Estonian opinion. However, i can understand how people in rural Russia, maybe thousands of miles away from Moscow or Ukraine, love their life in Russia and want to stay. I would have liked to see much more of Estonia. Here in my English town in 2020 there was an Estonian bakery that sold cabbage rolls, chebureki, and delicious cakes of all kinds. But Covid caused the bakery to close and it never reopened, which is so sad.
Cabbage rolls and chebureky are Russian food actually
@@user-ru2wl7dh7p But other countries can make them and eat them, too!
@@user-ru2wl7dh7p no Chebureki is from southern Ukraine
@@antonsjoberg as I said, Russian
their reasons are simple - relatives and tsar. it's not like they want to do something about the place...
The Estonians in the street interview speak excellent English.
Actually they don’t. I expected their skill level would be better than that
They speak excellent English. How many people speak Estonian? English is the de facto international language.
@@haroldgoodman130 Hey I’m not trying to put Estonians down. Estonia dumped Russia over 30 years ago. So I thought that their English would be better than that in the video after all these years. No disrespect. I guess I have high standards
@@DJSoledrifter I, frankly, was also surprised at their level of fluency - not sure why you would expect anything differently.
@@pacmanc8103 Scandinavian level. That’s what I expect. But maybe the bar I set is a bit too high
Speaking from experience as a Russian myself when my friend invited me to visit his grandparents at a countryside the last July i was not expecting the unique aura and beauty Russian rural areas have. We were eating natural food, drinking the wine that was made from the same grapes that were growing all ripe around us. Going to swim at the river, burning campfires close to that river listening to the sound of it interrupting the gentle silence of the night.
The hospitality of those old rural Russians is unmatched.
Suddenly a lot of those product consumption and money abundance ideas promoting the rat race as a way of living felt out of place.
I don't know if a spoiled person like me could last for long in there but those people were certainly capable of spending all of there lives in there experiencing and sharing all the same human emotions known to all and perhaps even more because of that connection to the natural and primal.
I agree, such places are beautiful and unusual for city people
I'm sorry to say this, i don't want anyone to take it as an offence, but to live a simple life you often have to have a simple mind as well. There is not much intellectual stimulation in rural areas which of course in part reduces stress so it's nice but only short-term. Everything has to be in balance but people in the country-side lack good education which leads to lack of reasoning skills and a narrow mind. When times turn bad, they are the first to suffer because they are expendable. I would only love rural when I'm older and ready to retire from the world to live my last years in peace
@@huginug lack of reasoning & a narrow mind?
Seems unfair to characterize conviction & contentment as an inability to think.
Or conversely, to represent discontent & a constant pursuit of (new/distraction/superficial) as enlightened or progressive.
well it takes me 1 hour to go to alps in Italy to see all that beauty, it takes 1 hour to go to the sea and 1 hour to get to the biggest of city, Milano... and all in perfect roads (better than in Russia) and with all services in my reach.... if you never leave your home (bubble) you will never know that other countries are far better to live in, i did, i left Russia and Ukraine behind.
breaking news....this happens at the country side everywhere in the world not just in Russia :):):)
I am an Estonian. Keeping an eye on your channel from the beginning, just to know where the Russian mineset is at. Hard times. 🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦 Thanks Daniil for the insite! 1420🇪🇪 lets go!
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@@hcasperson Of course, thanks! I have C2 in English, but i had couple of 🍹tonight so thats why.
@@ep7121 you rock! Cheers 🥃
@@ep7121 No worries,…. Learning a foreign language is difficult. And English is a schizophrenic language. Keep up the good work, you’re doing well. Good day!
Would you like to live in Russia? I think I already know, but seriously, is there really that much English spoken there? It seemed like everyone knew English.
I am from denmark and to be honest, its good to see how people view things in the rural areas.
Like here people in the Capital and the rural areas/countryside, peoples mindset are complete different
I'm a countryside Russian, too. I most likely wouldn't leave Russia, cuz I used to life here. I hate travelling and don't wanna change my life so much.
на самом деле это грустно и не нужно этим хвастаться, ну ладно
@@ok-pd2we, что конкретно грустно?
+15коп.
@@ok-pd2we а где он хвастался то?
Эх, а я надеялся услышать мнение дедушки из-под соломенной крыши - такая интрига была. Ну ничего, и так отлично)
Аналогично!
и не показали дом(( мне показалось что это было просто сено заготовленное.
Вряд ли у него другое мнение
@@DashieDe , ну, может, и так, конечно, но всё равно интересно было посмотреть. Может там сидит такой дивный персонаж, вроде Мити Вити (который делал "яяяяблоки в этом.... в этом курином бульоне!')))
@@user-pg3wy6zb5b , дедушка это миф, симулякр, объект вне времени и простраества. Домик под соломенной крышей это проход в лимб, в безвременье, в Никогде, в кузницу Вселенной
Hey I’m from the USA and I been watching your videos to see how the people feel about what’s been happening with Russia and if they would leave their country because of current situation right now. This was a great video keep it up 👍🏼
How many Americans did leave the US because of wars in Vietnam, Iraq?
@@ollyolly1221 not many
@@ollyolly1221 you could ask the same of russians, in both cases
So cool I’ve found this channel. Great to see the diversity of the Russian people. Greetings from Denmark. 🇩🇰
Du kan jo smutte en tur til Ukraine. Så vil du også kunne se den russiske diversitet og ikke mindst, mentalitet.
It is interesting that in the cities like Moscow, which have everything, a decent percentage would leave for (mostly) Europe but in the countryside, which has nothing compared to the cities, the people would stay. It is nice to see that the people in the rural areas are satisfied with their lives, but I personally found it depressing. It was particularly telling when the school was filmed, and the narrator said there were now only ten students. That sort of indicates that we are one generation away from this being an abandoned town. This is not unique to Russia - the mostly rural counties in my US state have been losing population as well, although the cities and the state as a whole grew in population.
@@user-nt6rq2rm6o I have never been to Russia and rely on videos like this one to get a feel for what is going on. I also realize that what I am seeing is affected by editing and who is interviewed. Another thing to consider is that those who hated living in rural Russia have probably already moved to larger cities, leaving only those who like living in the rural areas to be interviewed.
I do eventually want to travel to Europe, and I have both Moscow and St. Petersburg on my wish list. That will have to wait till the current situation is resolved.
Great comment
Russians have a proverb: "we did not live well / richly and we will not start." many people in rural areas live according to this principle. everything is simple 😆
@@pjosikx5062 my great grand mother used to say " we were are not rich, and we don't need to be rich" Не были богаты, да, и не надо.
@@user-nt6rq2rm6o С учетом, куда катиться Россия при Путине - да, там будут жить лучше, чем в РФ
I think for those people who live in small villages "leaving Russia" is a very alien concept. They didn't even leave their village for a city and realistically they have no skills, no relatives and no language knowledge that would allow them to do it anyways. A more relatable question would be to ask what they would change in Russia
you said it perfectly
I think nothing; they swallow putin's propaganda as they don't have access to foreign media :(
yes I want to know what they get from displaying those Z signs everywhere
@@PhilippeLarcher probably this is how they support the people of Donbass who were bombed by Ukrainians for 8 years
@@PhilippeLarcher true
Wow, what poverty. Land of opportunities. Wonderful.
Hungary is just like that: rural people eat all the propaganda sh*t and cannot (or don’t want to) see the decline and the growing poverty they live in.
They are just fed wth patriotism 7/24.
Tallin is a beautiful city of a former soviet state, harsh contrast.
The answers are not surprising....for the average person uprooting from family and familiar is not desirable .....
Thank you again for your interviews, also the people in Estonia was a nice addition
Keep up the good work 👏
Yeah. Listening to these people, I actually thought 'what would they even do in another country'? Even if things are terrible, there are some things that can't be replaced. And the more education and world experience one have, the easier it is to replace that 'home'. But for these people I actually can totally understand how going somewhere else doesn't necessarily mean something better.
It is not always about how much money you have, it is about if you are happy in your life or not. And most of them really don't seem that unhappy.
Thank you Daniil! Another fine exploration of Russian peoples' views - this time in rural Russia.
Это лишь 1 село. Их в России сотни/тысячи
Bless these men, hope they still live well.
Doesn't make sense to ask people if they would leave Russia since most of them haven't been out of their village, let alone visiting Europe or some other continent.
Странное суждение. Все люди всегда из села едут в центральные города за покупками и учиться.
Very interesting perspectives. It's largely the same in rural Canada the people are happy to stay and work the land, even if the town shrinks little by little.
Nothing unexpected in this video. The hillbillies of every country are its patriotic backbone.
What an assine comment!!! These beautiful people love the air, the land.... And it looks like local government doesn't spend BIG money on fancy buildings.... Like, so what!!! These people ARE free!!! Not crushed by overspending by their government. They are allowed to grow food!!! How "progressive"🤣🤣🤣Where I live there is a 3 year waiting list for a 4x10 foot plot at the community garden! And don't say just grow somewhere unauthorized! Bylaw officers will give you a fine, AND, young government workers will come and remove it!!! 😱 Put the plants in the garbage! And to buy a house with a small yard is way over a million dollars, 5 acres with older house over 3 million Canadian dollars...Some self-sufficiency being allowed, which this government DETESTS (!), IIS worth GOLD!!!! In my humble opinion, of course...🤣🤣🤣✌️👃🥰🇨🇦
Ha.Ko. I thought hillbillies was a slur used for people living in mountainous areas, but this area didn't appear to be mountainous. Do you simply use the term for anyone to whom you wish to feel superior?
@@galeparker1067 the fact they are hillbillies doesn't make them evil or contemptible, just parochial and thus easily manipulated. Historically this sort of people all over the world get roped into supporting evil governments not because they're evil but because they're fed a bunch of bullshit.
@@wiv2631 Hillbillies are country people. Doesn’t matter if the country is flatland or mountainous.
@@pacmanc8103 The term "hillbilly" is VERY derogatory!! It has traditionally been a VERY nasty slur.
Great video, you guys! Simply well made! Great to See that you keep in touch with your audience. Keep it up!
it's so interesting to see into the lives of people literally on the other side of the planet... hello from 🇦🇺
Russians don’t need to leave, but they do collectively need to fight for their future and demand that the politicians work for the people and not the other way around !
Well, I truly do not know how heavily taxed the ordinary citizen is. That is important to me when talking about abuse by government. They seem to sometimes have structures that are adequate and not costing megabucks. The cities seem clean, heritage is recognized and respected. Russia as a country does not have much debt apparently. That shows admirable restraint by the government not to burden FUTURE generations....🥰
fight? we saw how belorussians tried it and it was in belorussia. imagine it in russia.. or you mean "fight" like just electing someone else who is better? or being the one who actually would get elected as a president.
@1 st world countries r the best💪 Do you really believe there are people who have more value than others because of their country’s economy? (Looking at your profile name, it’s disturbing 😳 I wonder what you think of African people who are your human equals)
@@TOONS_TUNES obviously he is saying their government is better.
@@user-lw4rw1wt5l Cowardly words. Every pre-democracies had similar arguments to make, plenty (like mine) with similar levels of state control and oppression, but their citizens still fought and made their democracies happen.
Rural people on most countries are the same and those who still clinch to living there (instead of leaving towards big cities) are very unlikely to even think about moving abroad. Also, rural people are less affected than urban people by economic storms as they (usually) find ways to provide themselves of the basics. Nevertheless there is a trend all around the world: rural areas are being depopulated and younger people rather move to the cities. Farm''s hard work is arduous, unforgiving and sometimes very ill paid.
Fsb guys don’t get out to the sticks much
Farm is hard work if you ain't got no $ to pay for good tech and some comfort
These rural folks seem very content, that´s good for them ✌🏽✌🏽.
I love how the man couldn't answer why russia is better than other countries when asked lol
@@hybridmems Rural folks are not always the brightest bunch, but hey that´s to be expected if they live in a rural area for so long that they´re behind the latest events.
They will also likely be oblivious by the fact that there is a raging war going on in Ukraine.
I grew up in the country on the other side of the planet to Russia, loved it, farmed for thirty years, left farming, our sons needed a brighter future, moved to where the opportunities are. They are all successful in their careers, we have to look over the fence to go forward, even if it is totally foreign for us parents.
Thanks for the video. Please show us more of rural Russia. Following you from Norway
Wow, you get an ambulance in only an hour in rural Russia. In the UK you can wait for several hours in a city, sometimes up to 12 or more.
in russian big cities there is the same problem i assure you
Really? I called an ambulance for my elderly mother three times in the last ten years and they were always here in 15 minutes (town of about 40K in California). I figured other Western countries were better than us in that regard. I do know that once in the emergency room of the hospital the wait was quite long to see a doctor the last time she was there. It was very frustrating.
As everywhere, there is diversity. I also live where the air is clean and nature is abundant. I understand why rural Russians love their Country.
If you listened, their reason was mostly I was born here and I don't know anything else. Russia is the best, they say it on TV. It's like a video from ignorant Americans about the US being the best country in the world. I don't think you'd get such answer in Europe.
@@oskarfabian5200 You did not understand the meaning of what was said. I have been to other countries. I liked it there. But I was visiting. In Russia, I feel comfortable because this is my home. All my family and my friends are here. Here I have lived all my life. I have the appropriate mentality and upbringing. Here I don't feel like a stranger.
Not true ,Rural areas are filled with Regressive, reactionary pieces of S#$@ts like everywhere else and in evey country. Making evey country worse with their illiteracy and ignorance and jingoistic ideas
yeah. a beautiful summer day makes everyone feel good. but i've been to similar villages when the weather wasn't so nice. things can get pretty grim.
@@Naschira YEah but none of those people was doing any traveling because they have no money so it is ignorance just as it is when you talk to Americans.
I would have a problem with living in an authoritarian country, it is strange to me how people are OK with it.
What Russia did will influence the whole world even though not as much as Russia which will be in really big trouble 😞 It would not happen if Russia were a democratic country
These are true russians sons of the motherland ❤️❤️❤️🇷🇺
Wow u were in Estonia, welcome brother. Hope u had great time here
Я американец и хочу посетить Россию в будущем. Я изучаю сейчас русский язык.
It's really cool. Good luck!
земля пухом
Как всегда спасибо за информацию 😊 Если можете приехать в Японию, приезжайте ✈️ Я никогда не была в России, поэтому это интервью со всеми ценно. Мой дедушка русский. Я поддерживаю превращение России в свободную страну. ✨🌎
Вау, Япония очень красивая страна, мечтаю там побывать
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Мечтаю побывать в Японии :)
One of the family story was that our relative (cousin of my great grand mom?) ended up in Japan after our Civil War as her husband was in the White Army (?). After the WWII when Stalin encouraged everyone to come back, she wrote some relatives, including mine to help her to come back. Either fearing for her or themselves nobody did... supposedly, she died in Japan. That's all I know about it. I have no one left to ask anything about my family...
Господи, о свободе Японии лучше подумай. Это же насколько надо быть садомазохистами, чтобы поклоняться тем, кто сбрасывал на вас ядерные бомбы...
Russia has the potential to be one of the best countries in the world. It is the largest country in the world with enormous resources and with that enormous potential. But in the 90s when the iron curtain came down, Russia became a mafia state. Run like the mafia. Then the west wanted to help Russia to become a prosperous country to show life is better under capitalism than communism. So a lot of capital came into the country to develop its resources, but Russia didn't change. Russia had all the KGB thugs run these companies and they became billionares or Oligarchs. These Oligarchs lived a very luxurious lifestyle and didn't pay taxes. The taxes could have been used to help the poorest Russian. A large part of greater Russia is still the third world. Russia didn't learn from its past, instead it went back to its old ways of being ruled by an iron fist and leaving the poorest poor. Now Russians can't express their feelings if it isn't what Putin wants their people to think and is invading peaceful countries.
The west wanted so badly for Russia to succeed and become prosperous that it ignored its spiral into demoguery and tyranny.
The west is not cancelling Russia. Russia is cancelling the west by returning to its imperialist ways. I hope Russia one day comes back and joins the west.
The West didn't help a damn thing. Yes, the West showed that it is better to live under capitalism (no) than under communism (there was socialism in Russia), but it did not show how to navigate the world of capitalism, did not teach how to live in this world correctly, and therefore inexperienced Russia was thrown into arbitrariness of fate, Russia itself had to master this new and tough world and it turned a little in the wrong direction, but if it had a teacher and the support of his side, then everything could end well.
Correction: the West doesn't care if Russia succeeds or not. It doesn't want Russia to be a problem.
The west wanted so bad for Russia to succeed and that why they moved NATO closer to its borders after promising not too?😅
In a way, west kind of failed russia since the start by not supporting the people and democracy more there, just hoping for the best wasn't enough :(
My guess is that half the Russian population - the older one - remembers soviet times quite well, and they can see how much the country has improved since then, so, mafia or not, they think they have been living in paradise for 30 years now. Only the young see that life in the west is much better, and realize that half the resources that could go into improving their country goes into the pockets of a handful of thieves on top. I have a handful of young-ish Russian friends, they are all against Putin and the war, some tried protesting, and most would love to leave their country.
Still, it makes me hopeful that no matter how many Russians support Putin now, those supporters will die out and be more and more replaced by young Russians that see how wrong things are in their country.
I think it is like this in every country, not just Russia. In rural areas, people are more traditionalists, more old-fashioned. In city areas, there are always more free thinkers, people willing to think outside of the box
It's not free thinking or another left liberal bullshit. It's just another mindset. It's not bad or good. It's just a fact
ose in cities are most restricted. the irony.
Not what I have observed.
Rural people tend to think for themselves; urban people tend to think alike.
Urbanites consider progressive views essential. Rural people don't need to hold progressive values to fit into their societies.
Progressives view rural independence as a sign of a dull mind. Ironic.
@@kerriwilson7732 Don't know what a progressive is---here in the US we have liberals and conservatives. I'm a conservative, btw....
Simple people. Simple people in the U.S. are the same. They have never left and have no clue what other places are like.
There are nice people in every country and they have more in common than they do differences.
I see nothing wrong with people wanting to stay close to their friends and relatives.
Sadly some of them go to Ukraine to participate in the so called "special military operation".
While this video is authentic, you should always consider the context. It lies in the fact that the economic drivers in today's Russia are cities with a million-plus population where rural Russians are moving to. That's why you see dying out villages with less and less school students and predominantly older generation remaining. Younger Russians just visit those villages to see their older relatives or spend summertime there as it is partly shown in the video. Hence, it doesn't make economic sense to develop those rural areas. Unfortunately, those people who remain living there (many of them are retirees as I've said) will have a worsening access to services like education and medical assistance. However, it is economic reality that today Russia has Moscow and other big cities-centric economy which wasn't the case during the Soviet times. Plus, many of those retirees, while having such an opportunity, just don't want to leave the place where they were born as it is also partly shown in the video. In the end those rural villages will be gone because Russia has a different, a lot more urbanized economy now.
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Its true
Which is why Russia is such an economic failure. Look at the size of Russia. You can’t develop a real economy in a massive country around only cities. It doesn’t make sense.
@@amandaskywalker7331 it actually does. Look at Canada, or Australia
The situation is same in many regions around the world
I am an Englishman who has lived in Russia during the 1990s and 2000s, I fully understand why many Russians don't want to leave their country. I concur that it has wonderful nature and village life is healthy, simple and mostly stress free.
Russian people are warm, friendly and generous.
The government and the propaganda pumped out by the government controlled media is a whole different story!
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The Ukrainians aren't finding the Russians too ' warm friendly and generous...'
@@mushroom3455 did the Afghans find the Russians warm friendly and generous!
..do the Syrians find the Russians warm friendly and generous ...ask the Syrians coming across the English Channel what they think of Russians...
Your videos are brilliant, your brillant! Thanks man. Take it easy do what you wish and thanks!!!!
The rural area it is like another world....i would asume the time is slower there....
I actually understand these folks saying they want to stay, and I say it as a refugee (now US citizen) myself.
Most of us people who emigrate, leave our countries when we see a bleak future or to avoid getting killed or something. Not that many people leave somewhere else for adventure or curiosity.
So these folks, perhaps they might be poor, perhaps they do know they could do better. But they are fine, relatively speaking.
Most important of all, their sense of community is intact. Their parents, friends, and relatives, the living beings and their relations, are intact.
And that's priceless. I speak from experience, no one abandons that unless there's no choice, not without being forced by circumstance to cross that chasm.
However, please understand that these folks and their community forced many others to leave their countries when they occupoied them.
@@dki-ruzzianfreeenvironment7695 How are these people, literally and specifically these people, responsible for the actions of the state, past and present?
I always make a clear distinction between the common folk (in particular the poor that has zero political power) from those with the power to do things.
This is like blaming a rice farmer born in Hokkaido in the 1930s for the Japanese annexation of Korea starting in 1876, or blaming every white person in the USA (in particular those descending from arrival post 1890's) for the Wounded Knee Massacre.
C'mon.
@@luisdotespinal totally right, 30% of the respondents are children who didn't even elected anyone. even elderly people are not very responsible (if they elected putin) for his actions that were made without them being asked. BTW people of donetsk and lugansk were forced to leave their homes because of ukrainian politicians' actions too. yep.. thats sad
@@luisdotespinal They are because they support their government and send their sons to fight the wars.
@@luisdotespinal They are responsible because they elected Putin and they go to Ukraine to fight. The soldiers fighting in Ukraine are not from Moscow or St. Petersburg. They didn't protest when the war started. Russia has population of 150 million, if 7 million went into the streets Putin would have to go. In Romania a million people went into the streets because of a law they didn't like and that is a country of 20 million. So yes they are complicit because the support their government.
Beautiful faces, kind smiles and peaceful atmosphere. People who are chasing money and big city dreams would never understand countryside folks who just want to grow their organic veggies😛
Where do you think many people in cities originated from?
As the Russian immigrant, who left Russia 20 years ago at the age of 35, I can tell you a lot about these people living in the small cities and villages similar to what we see in this video. Usually, people who want to live normal life - are moving to bigger cities as soon as they graduate high schools. Most of them never traveled far from their cities, nobody has a travel passport. I don't want to say they are bad people, but the lack of good education, general culture, lack of just normal living conditions, makes them very narrow minded people with the limited thinking capacity. This is why they are easily being manipulated and fooled by the government propaganda and always ready to survive and suffer for some political ideas' sake. Such people are the most loyal citizens to Putin and, of course, they believe in everything what Russian TV is showing them. It's understandable why they are getting aggressive to people with traditions and ideals different from theirs. They remind me a sheep crowd following blindly their leader. Putin for his last 20 years of presidency)) could convince such people that they are a superior nation that keeps "traditional" human values. They really believe in the Russian propaganda narrative saying that Europe and the US are going to disappear with all these oil/gas Russian import restrictions, gay propaganda, and other nonsense ))) - this is why they feel sincerely that they are honored to live in Russia and consider it is the safest and best place on Earth))) This question for them is just stupid))
What’s wrong with traditional values, Larisochka?
@@anjaanka_01. nothing, Anechka. Unless it can't coexist with other values. Why you, who are obviously a keeper of traditional values, are trying to humiliate me by calling me Larisochka. Is it ok for you to show familiarity to a complete stranger? We are not friends, I three times older than you...what's wrong with you?
@@larisas2546 потому что вы бред написали, очень многие в деревнях уже давно не верит Путину. И вообще с чего вы взяли что люди в данном видео все пропутинские? Русские не могут любить свою страну unconditionally? Путина никто не считает основным человеком который традиционные ценности продвигает. Мне как традиционалистке он не нравится, нам нужен президент который будет ещё сильнее и умнее, чем он. Например как Виктор орбан в Венгрии. А с Европой уже и так понятно, этот континент с их исламизацией уже не спасти. Их европейские либеральные политики наоборот делают России одолжение, импортируя множество небелых людей из стран третьего мира, благодаря которым Германия и Франция уже больше похожи на пакистан или Бангладеш чем на свои страны.
@@anjaanka_01. ну, хоть кто-то не за Путина в России))) а вы Европе или Америке жили чтобы рассуждать о том что там происходит? там всё хорошо, места всем хватает - и традиционникам и другим. Главное - корону снять с одуревшей от имперской пропаганды головушки, а там глядишь и воевать расхочется с инакомыслящими.
@@larisas2546 а европейцы и американцы хотят ли вообще, чтобы русские к ним переезжали? А может так и сделаем, пусть все русские приедут в Европу, нарожают кучу детей там, и того гляди Европа русскоязычной станет 😜😎😎
Simple life = happy life. What a stark contrast between this and some of the nihilistic edge lords found in big cities. Not just Russia, but most rural areas that I know of are genuinely happier.
Truth. At least for me. Waaay less stress living the rural life. I'll never go back to the city for any amount of money.
Le bonheur est dans le pré…les gens sont heureux la où ils sont.
Fascinating, most likely the countryside in my country looked like this 150 years ago.
Nowadays it's all chemicals and growth hormones
i was thinking exactly the same. looked like some kind of open-air museum to me
I would expect most people are attached to where they grew up … its natural. I imagine rural russia is kinda isolated from a lot of world events and even life in moscow/st petersburg except what they get from russian state tv …..
These people are the good one ! Love them from Algeria 🇩🇿🇷🇺💚💙❤
just because someone is more simple doesnt mean he is better person. its just a different
Admirable, as a rural American I wish I could say that I want to live here. Things are getting very corrupt and USSR style here. 30 years younger and I would be in Russia right now. Millions of acres no one has set foot in. We all have our problems.
Très intéressant! J’adore la vieille dans le jardin….
Planter…creuser…élever….manger….
Elle parle juste comme mon grand-père… dans l’temps:)
I've often thought how nice it must be to live in the Russian countryside. Everything is always so green and natural looking. Some of those who answered obviously appreciate these aspects also.
Я живу в Санкт-Петербурге.
Хотел бы я жить в другой стране? Это сложный вопрос. Я был всего 4 странах. Греция, Белоруссия, Швеция и Финляндия, поэтому мне сложно сказать, хотел бы я жить в США или Франции например.
Могу сказать, что сейчас переехать в другую страну я не хочу по трём причинам:
1.Другой язык
2.Другой менталитет
3. Я буду иммигрантом, а к ним, чаще всего, другое отношение.
Большинство людей испытывают эмоциональную связь со страной, где они взрослели.
Я могу сказать так: я хотел бы родиться в другой стране. Например в Швеции. Мне нравятся их природа и автомобили. С другой стороны, я должен радоваться, что я живу в самой большой стране в мире, имею неплохой уровень жизни, у меня есть квартира, машина, бесплатная медицина, я могу рассчитывать на хоть какую-то помощь от государства в сложных жизненных ситуациях. Многие люди на Земле не имеют всего этого. Не всем людям хватает денег даже на еду. Поэтому давайте ценить то, что имеем. Пусть в этом мире не будет войн и каждый человек будет любить своё государство 🌍+🌎+🌏=♥️
Размер не имеет значения, важнее качество 😄
Yes I also find this question (would you leave Russia) somewhat weird and disconnected from reality frankly. I hope this is not because running out of questions that can be asked safely. I am maybe a pessimist but I think the loop is somewhat completed for 1420 right now and it's not their fault at all.
@@Alcedomarine, 😅 размер в данном случае обозначает богатства, которые в умелых руках выведут страну на высокий уровень.
@@avtolubitel78 А по факту выводят только олигархов в списки форбс 😅
I would mind living in an authoritarian regime.
Welcome to Estonia mate.
Read from the local news that the authorities were looking for you in Russia.
Glad to hear you are safe here.
Hope you enjoy our small country!
Really? Are they really looking for him in Russia? Can we read about it somewhere? 😰
Didn't Estonia ban visas recently?
That's a bot comment if ever I saw one. Spend your 70 rubles wisely.
really? is this true? very sad if they go against young youtubers...
@@Alcedomarine You can just get a visa in Finland and use a ferry to cross to Estonia. Pretty easy. Estonia may not issua visas, but it must respect existing visas or those issued by other Schengen countries. Should Finland eventually also not issue visas anymore, get it from yet any other Schengen member state. The only problem is you have to enter the Schengen area via that country - meaning most likely expensive air travel, meaning as usual it would be restrictions that mainly affect less affluent Russians (among them young professionals and those that want to flee Russia), and will do fuck all to deter the rich ones going on holidays here.
Looking at this I’m so happy I was born and raised in Moscow although I spent all my summers as a kid in a real village with my psycho grandma. It would be a nightmare for me to live in a village or a small town after I experienced life in Moscow. I really really love nature, I remember my childhood days in the countryside with joy because of the wild nature (it was so beautiful, lakes, pine forest, I still love this so much) but I’m afraid of people, I’m afraid of their state of mind especially the older ones’
Stay safe 1420!
The estonians has a smile on their faces...
For some reason I don't see any beautiful, neat, tidy yards or gardens in Russian countryside, the same way there are in Finland and even more in Sweden. It looks quite wild, rampant, there. No flowers. It doesn't cost so much to keep it tidy and pretty. Or maybe there are, just not in these videos. The interiors in Russia are however decorative, so why not yards? Or maybe there are vegetables and other things to eat rather than flowers and trimmed grass?
You need the space for food, i think?
Its kinda 50/50. In my country side there are a lot beautiful yards with ponds, flowers and so on but also there are enough yards that have only vegetables
I live in a rural part of the UK and its very sad to me that Russians just accept these conditions like its a normal way to live in 2022. It is to them I guess. Sad. Reminds me of how lucky I am
Actually sad to me that Its their choice and "what can we do" philosophy
Actually there is a reason - they've never seen another life and another countries (3/4 of Russians have never been abroad according to statistics)
Mattias, you are mistaken. You are unhappy, you just don't know it yet. Ask average Russian citizen, he will explain to you how unhappy and poor you are. But there is good news too. Many Russians are ready for sacrifices in order to help you. And if necessary they will liberate you from your misery. Just wait till Putin explains to them that you need to be liberated. I bet they will believe it. Because entire world envies Russians.
@@yarnest7171 thats what im always saying. "what can we do" is the worst part of russian mentality. Like i get it that this happens because the entire russian history always had oppressors regimes, tzars and shit like that, but still...
I grew up in rural norther Canada. I cannot believe how decrepid all those places are. Very basic, and poor condition.
It is like..i completly understand..everything is not about technologies and gdp. I have traveled 53 countries in 7 years, but while i was away.. i had almost PTSD from missing out my friends and family. I was missing my own bed, the nature around my house.. there is nowhere like home.. even it might look pretier somewhere else..and it is not same if you make new friends.. compared to friends you have since childhood.
I now have a salary in Russia of 5000-7000 euros per month, I would not leave Russia)
I love the rural Russians, they make me laugh, and anyone who makes me laugh is my friend
The countryside of Russia is beautiful; the homes are very poor, but the people seem happy and generally healthy. Thank you for sharing Russia-the people and landscape with the rest of the world! I really enjoy your channel!
Healthy? The life expectancy of Russians citizens is 10 years less than in developed countries.
Yeah. Those not so healthy will generally not walk around and give interviews.
Well, some of them is poor only outside
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Very warm and kind russian people
Those rustic Russians seemed to be happy and are not striving for anything much - it is a kind of wisdom.
Such beautiful people in the rural area.
You can tell, they don't need much to be Happy.
Great content, thank you. God be with you 🙏🍀
Thank you ! Once again for great and interesting video ❤️
Its hard to try to imagine from their perspective, the old ones i understand but even the young people? feels so strange.
99% that they've never been abroad
@@Alcedomarine I was thinking that too, guess if you don't know anything else its easier to stick by what you know.
Oh my god can y'all just accept the fact that Russian love their country????
@@TheGrace020 sadly it's statistics - 3/4 of Russians have never been abroad, and more than half of them don't have travel passport (idk how to say it better, we have two passports - inner and for travelling)
@@Alcedomarine I think i understand, I've heard something similar. Perhaps inner are more similar to just normal Identification card? or drivers license? Anyway sad for the people, everyone deserves to see the world and broaden their horizons. Some people are of course content with a simple life, but it should at least be a choice based on some experience of the outside world.
Having watched your video my first thoughts are, if Russia hadn't invaded Ukraine over 3 million Ukrainians would still be living in their villages in their homes with their families.
The first part of the video shows such wonderful and native landscapes (and people) to my Russian soul. That I was directly imbued and felt a strange deep love for this place, maybe this is the call of the ancestors. "It's time to dig potatoes! Throw your iPhones and stop thinking about go abroad, who will grow raspberries?"
I've always been attracted to the Russian countryside. It's so unique and has it's own lifestyle away from any other. It seems comfy.
@@helpme8993 it actually is very comfy, i have lived in the village for 16 years and now i live in moscow (im 18 yo). i remember summertime when your mom tells you to do something in the garden or you are helping your dad with the cows and a hundred of ducks, but at the end of the day there is always peace, quiet and a fabulous red-pink sunset. or a winter.. wow. but i like it in moscow too now, i love russian nature but it is not very common for me. (i would probably even like to live in the world of blade runner)
Деревни могут и должны выглядить куда лучше, тут я вижу лишь разруху и нищету, подкрепленную нездоровым патриотизмом
При всём уважении, природа есть везде
@@user-lw4rw1wt5l what was school and social life like growing up?
Potatoes come from America :)
I wish the country people in Russia well. They deserve so much better than what they have.
They already have much more than you.
@@Truffle_Young_Jr Putin?
Вы спрашивайте их - выезжали они ли куда то из своей деревни сначала!
Даже если они ответят нет, то что измениться?
@@maryamli007 иностранцам станет понятна цена их ответа.. как можно хотеть или нет то, чего не знаешь. иностранцы здесь в Европе в основном путешествуют гораздо чаще
@@SergiyZhygunenko но если человек не хочет уезжать, путешествовать, ему и у себя хорошо, то что тогда? Его ответ обесценивается, из-за этого?
@@maryamli007 я говорю о том, что эти люди нигде не были дальше своего областного центра. Они понятия не имеют о чем они говорят и им не с чем сравнить. Европейцы которые смотрят это видео меряют по себе. В Европе путешествовать принято и каждый может сравнить свой город с городами других стран. Поэтому в этом видео нужно раскрыть эту огромную цивилизационную разницу.
@@SergiyZhygunenko понятно, всё же обесценивается
This makes rural areas in America look like utopia.
In every Western country is rural area much more beautiful than in russia.
@@Battlestar540 you have clearly never been to Russia
I live in rural town but it's nowhere as primitive as that area. I do love the land and gardening tho and fresh air.
Consider what some of these people were doing when you were talking to them: tilling their land.
Consider what one of their main reasons for staying was: the countryside and nature.
These are rural people who don't receive much help from the government, so they help themselves by growing what they can to fill their stomachs.
They derive their identity from the land because it is all that they know and what sustains them.
Considering all of this, it's only logical that they would want to stay put and think their country is best.
I will say that they seemed to have better manners than people in Moscow; in small towns, a smartass comment will get you shunned in a hurry and maybe even beat up somewhere down the road.
Just a note from russian: a lot of russians who live in villages or who's grandmas live in villages still have a job in the village or in the near city and they grow vegetables and fruits, pick berries and mushrooms just because it's a tradition from past times, it's convenient to not buy potatoes during winter but have your own, all tomatoes and cucumbers are tastier and you just have fresh air and nature around while working aka relaxing from city :)
@@book4319 It is the same where I am from.
My father lives in a town of less than 1,500 and could probably live off of his garden for vegetables without even bothering to visit a grocery store.
The man has the greenest thumb.
My parents are retired but they grow a lot of stuff because they enjoy it, not because they can't afford to buy food. They live in a village and don't have to go shopping for any dairy, eggs, honey, berries or vegetables because everyone shares, some friends have cows, others have chicken.
It's just the way they live.
They are very patriotic to putin even though a lots of social services are not available to them?
I greatly admire this mentality and way of life.
Rural Russia is so depressed. I wonder how many know someone fighting (or has died) in Ukraine.
Did you actually live there ? Or did you visit that area? Because I did and people there are perfectly fine 😅
depressed. They're literally fine.
The only depressed people in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg mostly. They just can hide it
I don’t think they know anyone of fighting age…
@@rxpra. The areas are depressed (it’s an economic term- guess that Russian education isn’t working out so well for you, troll.)
@@ckcnj9175 How would i know? Depressed translated in russia "Депрессия" which means depression. There's no other translation. It's not russian education. It's just translation issue. You could describe it "poor condition"
It is normal to love your homeland, regardless of anything else. I respect countryside people much more than those in the cities, as cities people are become too woke and a freak show.
Great episode. I think that if it is possible or easy for you, you can incorporate more rural interviews! Great to compare.
Thanks!
It’s so awesome that you visited Estonia!! I’ve lived in America my entire life but my nationality is Estonian. My great grandma fled to the United States when the Soviets invaded in the 40s ..But yeah.. damn bro, the difference between Moscow and these rural countryside areas in Russia is crazy. So polarizing, even down to the way the people look and the way they dress. It’s very eye opening to see their unwavering allegiance to Putin, whereas the population of Moscow, which tends to have a more educated demographic, there seems to be a much more diverse amount of opinions and views on the “special military operation”. The people in the rural regions seem to blindly support it, no matter what. This is evident when you look at where most of the Russian soldiers in Ukraine reside. Most of them come from these more impoverished neighborhoods and joined the military and signed up for this war basically because it pays a lot. They are poor, with no formal education and no good job opportunities, so of course they’re going to sign contracts and join the war effort when they’re being offered so much money… plus many of them are extremely patriotic, to the point of almost being ultra nationalists..it’s upsetting every time I hear Russian people justify what’s happening in Ukraine, and echoing the rhetoric they hear on the state controlled media. It’s frustrating but I try to understand that many of them are victims too and some have been brainwashed by propaganda. But then I see Russians in the more developed cities, and they seem much more critical of the “special military operation”, and though they are limited as to what they can say without fear of repercussion, it’s very nice to see some of them express their opposition to the war. It’s nice to see that most people simply want peace. They are more insightful and resourceful in these areas, so they are able to access multiple news outlets and they get to see and hear the truth, and not just one side. Anyway, I really hope all of this nonsense will end soon. Thank you so much for all that you do. Your work is something special, and it reminds me not to lump all Russians together and condemn them all.. it shows me that many of them are great people who want peace, though they feel helpless and can’t do anything about it. Scary times we’re living in.. Sorry for typing an entire book. Lol be safe out there guys! I’d hate to see anything happen to you guys. 🇪🇪 🇺🇸
Also, it’s pretty sad how the government deprives a lot of these rural areas and doesn’t develop them more.. this happens a lot here in rural areas too. Look at that market! And the post office! The schools! They look pretty rough man. Just saying, no disrespect. I just think it’s sad how the cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg get so much investment and look so good, and these areas are completely neglected, yet the residents love Putin so much.
Thank you for the adequacy and understanding of the whole situation as a whole!
@@user-bu5vu1cj7v lol
Imagine what the rural areas of Ukraine are going through. I am sure they don't want their nice countryside bombed or mined.
That’s funny. They’re obviously okay with it happening to Ukrainians that chose to not be part of it anymore due to the coup..
Rural folks in most countries, including the US, are more conservative & tend to support the status quo. Perhaps it's lack of education or lack of opportunity, or perhaps they just like what they're used to. I couldn't live in a town that looks like it hasn't made much progress in the past 100 years, but to each his own.
I've lived in both city and the country. Would never go back to city life!
@@teresamccartney1309but prolly not in russia....
Rural people also live an isolated life away from everything. As there's no influence from outside people and cultures, this creates a bubble. As a result, everything becomes stagnant: technology, mindset, architecture etc.
@@tescobakery1927 To be honest they live a more chill and relaxed life away from all the stress and way of life the city brings. Technology, tik tok, social media culture and what not. They are more down to earth and less distracted in many ways but it is not for everyone of course.
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There is a love for the land that can develop when from toddler to grave one works the land. This bond is strong and when it occurs there is no desire for it to be broken. Here in the United States we see a high suicide rate in farmers/ranchers when they lose their farms and are shamed by the city dwellers for utilizing science to produce some of the best quality food in the world. I can fully understand the rural dwellers in Russia not wanting to leave the land.
"utilizing science to produce some of the best quality food in the world" what are you talking about, food in America is horrible a lot of it cannot be sold in EU.
@@oskarfabian5200 you have hit the nail on the head in that non-scientific "belief systems" about agricultural products has been utilized by the food marketing industry to target the "need to be a hero" mindset. Thus they "virtue signal" by parroting the anti-science propaganda. This utilizes the productive science based farmer/rancher as a target to blame for the insidious destruction of our environment by the city dwellers. Step back and simply look at a rural farm of several hundred acres and at the same mass consumption and destruction of resources in the same area of an urban area. Sadly this "need to be a hero/virtue signaling" group is dumping the undeserved shame onto the farmers/ranchers. Rather than guilt for the huge number of suicides resulting they appear to find joy in their mass consumption of goods. As you step back, also take a hard look at the landfills that is where these goods that are mass consumed end up.
I understand the country people I don't like being by a ton of other homes and Americans hold a rank as having one of the worst diets in the world so yeah America dose not have near the best food
@@oskarfabian5200 WTF are you talking about. US exports 12b USD worth of food to the EU every year.
@@mammal186 True but hell of alot more to it. Google foods allowed to be sold in USA but not elsewhere around the globe. You might be shocked but better educated.
I’m glad you guys are still able to make your videos.